Registered Nurse (RN), Liberty Emergency Department - 32 hours/week, PM Shift

Primary Location: Liberty, LA | Department: Liberty Emergency Department | Shift: Night | Schedule: Full time | Weekly Hours: 32 | FTE: 0.8 | Employee Status: Regular

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

Cincinnati Children's is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years, consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, and recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025) and America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025). We are also one of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune, a Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability, and Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Responsibilities

• Follows professional practice standards and guidelines; questions appropriateness of policies and guidelines; seeks advice, resources, or information to improve patient care.
• Assists with development of competence in peers through precepting new employees and sharing knowledge at the point-of-care.
• Uses self-appraisal, performance review, and peer review for assurance of competence and professional development to promote safe and ethical practice using the nursing process.
• Coaches and mentors others; precepts nursing peers and students; facilitates learning for members of the healthcare team.
• Works with department managers, nurse council, and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement, and evaluate safety best practices; mitigates actual or potential risks to patient and staff safety.
• Utilizes current research findings and other evidence to expand professional knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of nursing professional issues.
• Supports clinical nursing, healthcare, and health system research studies conducted by professional, credentialed researchers.
• Recognizes systems and processes within the healthcare environment that affect the patient experience; anticipates needs of patients and families as they move through the healthcare system; utilizes untapped and alternative resources as necessary.
• Considers patient values and incorporates them in care, even when differing from personal values; supports colleagues in ethical and clinical issues; engages the patient's family, encouraging them to speak/represent themselves; protects patient and family rights.
• Inquires about cultural differences and considers their impact on care; accommodates personal and professional differences in the plan of care; helps patient/family understand the culture of the healthcare system.
• Collects and interprets complex patient data; makes clinical judgments based on an immediate grasp of the whole picture; recognizes patterns and trends by focusing on key elements while eliminating extraneous details.
• Documents and teaches others to document the plan of care, care delivered, and patient/family outcomes.
• Responds to subtle patient/family changes; engages with each unique patient/family in a compassionate manner; tailors caring practices to the individuality of patient/family; promotes safety throughout patient/family transitions along the healthcare continuum; recognizes that death may be an acceptable outcome.
• Proficiently integrates age-specific concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.
• Develops care goals and actions through partnerships with patients using self-management support; uses teach-back strategies to evaluate effectiveness.
• Coordinates education with other members of the healthcare team; integrates strategies in the plan of care that support the patient/family adaptation to the home environment.

Qualifications

• Associate/Diploma prepared RNs from ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA accredited institution require 2+ years of experience.
• If hired without a BSN or MSN, must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire date/RN job date and complete the program within 5 years of hire/RN job date.
• Preferred: BSN from ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA accredited institution or MSN.
• Active Ohio RN License; may be required to obtain other state licensure.
• 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Foreign graduates must have license validated through TruMerit™ per Ohio Board of Nursing code for Foreign Graduates.

Benefits

Cincinnati Children’s embraces innovation and supports the responsible use of artificial intelligence to empower teams, enhance outcomes, and foster a stronger future. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.